Amid particularly tense international relations, the Vatican’s top diplomat began a visit to Russia on Monday to continue communication with Moscow. The most senior Vatican official to visit the nation since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine is Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, Secretary for Relations with States.
Tuesday, Gallagher will meet with Sergei Lavrov, the foreign minister of Russia. Meetings with members of the Moscow Patriarchate and the small local Catholic community are part of the schedule for his visit, which is scheduled to end on Thursday. His first visit since November 2021, prior to the start of the conflict in Ukraine in February 2022, is consistent with the Vatican’s diplomatic tradition, which emphasizes active neutrality and a refusal to sever ties with conflict parties.
His first visit since November 2021, prior to the start of the conflict in Ukraine in February 2022, is consistent with the Vatican’s diplomatic tradition, which emphasizes active neutrality and a refusal to sever ties with conflict parties.
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